About Coach Kelley

Coaching record and accomplishments:
17th year as head coach at Pulaski Academy (through 12-31-2019). 203-29-1 record as a head coach. Multiple Coach of the Year Honors. During the first 14 years, PA made the quarterfinals of the state playoffs all 17 times, the semifinals 14 times, the championship game 11 times, and won 8 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, the most recent in December of 2019. In the state championship years (not games) of 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019 PA punted a total of 6 times. Highlights include being featured in an ESPN 30 for 30 “short” after beating Dallas Highland Park powerhouse (6A school in Texas) that ended the longest home winning streak in the US (they had not lost since 1999 at home).
Named the 2016 USA Today National Football Coach of the Year.
Before becoming the head coach at Pulaski Academy, the Varsity Football team had only been to the semifinals three times in the history of the school and never past that point.
FEATURED SPEAKER ENGAGEMENTS:
Halliburton Axciom Walker Dunlop Financial Services Ticketmaster Keynote Speaker MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (2009 & 2014) Tulsa Tube Bending Adidas National HQ Adidas East Coast Division, Adidas Creative Dept Portland Hatcher Insurance Group (2014 & 2016) Woodland Partners Real Estate –Atlanta and Boston Team SI McGriff Insurance And more! |